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Excess is unapologetic in the form of crystal embellishment, exaggerated bows, an abundance of pearls and vintage-inspired hand sewn appliques. A tiny glitter bag in the shape of a heart can be worn as jewellery, with platform wedges so high your head will be in the clouds!

Kurt Geiger Modern Slavery Act Statement

The below statement is published in accordance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015. It sets out the steps taken by Kurt Geiger Ltd ("Kurt Geiger”) to prevent modern slavery and human trafficking in its business and supply chains during the 12 month financial period ending 27 January 2018.

our business

Kurt Geiger is a multi-channel retailer of Kurt Geiger, Carvela and other luxury branded footwear and accessories. Kurt Geiger is committed to providing quality products and service to its customers with the support of its suppliers.

Kurt Geiger and its wholly owned subsidiaries are committed to ethical business practices in all of our operations worldwide. We choose suppliers and contractors who we believe share that commitment. We require our suppliers and contractors to comply with all applicable laws and regulations of the country, or countries, in which they are conducting business.

managing risk

We require our partners within our supply chain to comply with our Code of Conduct. Supplier relationships are critical to achieving our goals. We work with an established supply base and strive to build long-term, strong and mutually beneficial partnerships.

Within our business, we consider the risk of exposure to modern slavery to be greatest in our product supply chain. Kurt Geiger own label products are predominantly sourced from Europe, the Far East and South America.

contractual commitment to ethical standards

All suppliers producing Kurt Geiger own label products must agree and sign up to the procedures set out in our Supplier Manual as well as our Terms and Conditions of Purchase prior to any orders being agreed or issued.

The Supplier Manual includes our Code of Conduct for Suppliers which incorporates our ethical business policies and practices, standards for Labour and Welfare and Modern Slavery provisions. The Labour and Welfare standards are based on those set out in the Ethical Trade Initiative Base Code and the eight fundamental conventions of the International Labour Organisation. As part of our supplier acceptance procedures, suppliers producing Kurt Geiger own label products must also complete a questionnaire which reflects the key elements of our Labour and Welfare standards including forced labour. Our key external brand partners have similar Codes of Conduct and processed of their own in in place.

Our policies mandate that Suppliers must ensure compliance with the Code of Conduct by sub-contractors, and that sub-contractors must follow the same signed acceptance procedures as the Supplier.

If we identify non-compliance with the Supplier Manual we will work closely with our suppliers, and if necessary external experts, to execute an improvement plan to rectify matters. Whilst we have a contractual right to terminate supplier relationships in the event of non-compliance, our preferred approach is to support our suppliers and their workforce, to put remedial actions in place.

monitoring

Independent third party social audits conducted to the SEDEX Members Ethical Trade Audit Best Practice guideline were carried out to monitor compliance against these standards, the results of which were closely reviewed and assessed. Where any non-compliance was identified, corrective action progress reports were discussed with the suppliers and monitored to ensure appropriate and timely response to matters raised.

Kurt Geiger Buying and Design teams make regular visits to key Own Brand suppliers and their factories to deepen our relationships and transparency of our supply chain.

internal policies, training & governance

In addition to our Code of Conduct for Suppliers, Kurt Geiger has a number of internal policies including our Business Ethics policy which supports our commitment to high ethical standards across our business. We also operate an anonymous and confidential Whistleblowing Policy, aimed principally at our employees, to report any suspected wrongdoing.

Upon launch, these policies were communicated to all employees and are maintained on our intranet. They also form part of our mandatory induction process.

During the year gone we have held work-shops focussed on Ethical Practices with key members of our Buying teams as part of a project to update our Supplier Manual in 2018 and as part of broader engagement on this topic.

Our strategy to address the risks of Modern Slavery and monitor Supply Chain compliance with ethical standards is monitored by our Environmental, Social, Governance steering committee which includes members of our Board and leadership team.

continual improvement – future plans

As a business Kurt Geiger is committed to continually improving our processes and policies to identify and minimise the risk of modern slavery and human trafficking. It is a collaborative and evolving process which we are committed to.

Kurt Geiger has become a member of SEDEX (Supplier Ethical Data Exchange) as we continue to work with suppliers to enhance our due diligence and monitoring procedures. We have been working on updating our Supplier Manual and encouraging all our suppliers to become members of SEDEX.

As our initiatives advance, we will share the progress in future statements.

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